I discovered Santana around 1975 when I was 14, and have never stopped. I went to the local cinema in Kent , UK to see the film Woodstock. None of my pals were interested ... they were more into glam rock. At the end of Soul Sacrifice the place erupted... local Hells Angels, Mods Hippies and Rockers all stood cheered and cheered. Amazing. Shrieve is off the scale as s drummer and seeing this speech a budding comedian. Rolie has been an abs inspiration to me ( still playing his organ chops 46 years later) , Carlos remains a role model for how to be a great musician and a decent human being
Damn; that was a great speech! My Santana story: Early in "69 I flew out to SF from NY and stayed at Eddie Mahoney's place in Berkeley. He'd just moved there from NY. One day we hitched a ride into San Francisco to see the Steve Miller Band at the Avalon Ballroom. Before we go in, we run into Elvin Bishop walking down the street. He says he's gonna be jamming that night with the Linn County band, and brings us in with him. We hang backstage with Miller & Scaggs & all the other band members, and at one point Elvin points to a picture of a band on the wall. He says they're gonna be huge. Five months later I'm sitting in front of the stage at Woodstock, and there they are. Blew the place away. *Michael Shrieve* was intense. Couple of side notes: Photographer Jim Marshall shot the band from behind, looking out to the crowd, so I'm in a great picture with them. And my friend Eddie eventually changed his last name to "Money".
@@joeherbert7555 He was a lot of fun to hang with! But he had just had his guitar stolen shortly before that day, and he was pretty upset about it. I'd love to run into him again sometime.
@@michaelshrieve5571 I got a million of them! ;-) Later that day after seeing you guys, Pete Townshend tossed me his guitar after smashing it up. Like a fool, I handed it back to some roadie who'd climbed the picket fence in front of the stage. My van was parked right behind the stage, so I should have taken it there! Probably quite a collector's item by now. Those were amazing times, and you were part of something huge. Hope you're still playing these days!
Michael: congratulations on this most deserved honor. I heard your stuff in the Woodstock film, around 1972, and even then I knew that "Soul Sacrifice" was an absolutely titanic performance. Thanks for everything!
Michael, I saw you in woodstock when I had eighteen, and still looking and listening the concert in woodstock. I am a men 66 years old,. I was born in jalisco México, Santana is my paisano.
"...this is like a street gang, and their weapon is music." Great line, Michael! That iconic drum performance at Woodstock is etched in time! History! Being about the same age, I was very aware of when and what Woodstock was. Interestingly, I produced and voiced a 25th anniversary DVD collection of the Woodstock experience. What a thrill to enjoy your Santana performance, after all these years!
I posted this on the San Francisco Sound page. Throwing it up here hoping Michael sees it: Oh, this is choice! I last saw Michael at the Seattle Pop Festival July of 69. I was "working" there at age 18 and have some great stories to tell from that 3 day weekend. Among them was going backstage (under the stage) and it was wall to wall creme de la creme of the best rock and roll had to offer. I'll never forget seeing Michael jamming with a snare, high hat and bass drum with Chuck Berry and... I'll be damned if I can remember who the other cat was, but it was so over the top cool to be there, a drummer myself, just trippin' through that moment and all it represented to me. And still does after all of these years. Thanks Michael, thanks to all who made that scene what it was and remains: inimitable. And kudos to Boyd Grafmyre who had the vision to ultimately become one of the great unsung Northwest rock promoters of that era; and who hired a couple of off-the-street hitch-hiking hippie kids for "security" in what became for them a very close-to nirvana experience much like seeing the Beatles up very, very close in 1966. Lucky us.
Wow, David! I didn't even remember that! So I played with Chuck Berry! I also remember playing with Albert Collins on "Son-Kone" I believe. Thanks for the memory! Michael
@@michaelshrieve5571 --- Thanks for the pingback, Michael. I tried to post a pic of a Seattle Pop poster that showed the lineup for the 3 days and nights but RUclips wouldn't allow the link. There is a fairly extensive written history of the event up on the web though that is readily accessible to the curious. Shee-it! What a monster fest it was!
A life long love of music began in 1970 when my uncle gave me his copy of Santana #1 (after Abraxas was released). I went on to learn keyboards (Hammond) and played in several rock bands.
Just watched your Soul Survivor performance once again and my scalp still prickles and my heart begins to race. What a stunning career you've carved. Keep on keeping on Michael Shrieve!
I thought Santana was a one trick poney but I was wrong. Over time, he kept it at a high level with creating hits all along the way one way or another. He's earned my respect.
Do you think that during the infamous drum solo at ' Bethel ' Shrieve was clean as a whistle or had taken something to ' calm the nerves ' ? Either way it is Rock history somewhat unequalled to this day ....
Still the best rock n roll drummer that ever lived! Makes that jive that Ginger Baker clumped out sound hopelessly slow, and on the verge of off time. Baker notoriously accused Bonham of not being able to swing a sack of shit,". Baker right- the slime bag who physically attacked a fan who was trying to help him raise his barely acceptable drumming to the level of public acceptance. The best thing about Cream was Clapton. The best thing about Woodstock was Santana- because it was an integrated band with multiple races- culture and creeds all working together with a goal of excellence. best Bruce Peek
"Here I was, a little white boy from the suburbs, now I was living with a militant black, a Nicaraguan, a Puerto Rican and a Mexican." What a beautiful way of describing humanity. Loved that. So poetic too.
I've watched Soul Sacrifice so many times. It was terrific at Woodstock but the version live at Tanglewood was the best. Mike was just the best on that night. Hard to believe you were only 18 then. He hit the nail on the head when he said they were making great music.
FSM damned right! Slow the video down to 0.50 and listen to his flams. Unbelievable! And WATCH his stick work. I dig Steve Gadd, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dave Weckl, Bernard Purdy, and a host of others, but THIS tops my list of drum solos. My favorite band (or at least in the top five, after the Beatles ☮ 😎🥁 ) is It's a Beautiful Day, and I have occasionally wondered what a SF psychedelic "supergroup" would sound like with David LaFlamme, Jack Cassidy, John Cippolina & Gary Duncan (Quicksilver), Grace Slick, and Mike Shrieve would sound like (can't decide on keyboards lol).
Soul Sacrifice at Woodstock is my absolute favorite video of all time. A big part of the appeal is your performance. Hearing the story of how you came to be there is almost as good as the performance itself.
Michael, I met you at Carlos Rios' parents house when you were in Novo Combo. You were so humble and nice! You made a phone call, and the next thing I know, we are at the Universal Amphitheater celebrating Mickey Thomas' birthday backstage before a Jefferson Starship concert! Next morning we all had breakfast in Hermosa Beach, I will never forget! You are truly a great human being, and have talent beyond what is known in the world of music!
hi michael you know my great obsession with soul sacrifice i swear i can't stop listening to it i've listened to it this month about 30 times you're legendary just today i bought santana's album their first album which contains songs they played in woodstook and i'm going to take care of me until I die thanks for being so good in the drums I would like to meet you but it is impossible for me you are great greetings
I cannot count how many times I have watched the Santana RUclips videos from Woodstock. You were a true prodigy and I get a feeling of pure joy watching you connect with your instrument and the band. Thank You!!
Can you tell me who has said Michael Shrieve was underrated? I've never heard that. At best, overlooked but clearly the performance at Woodstock has to stand on or around the top live performances for a drummer in Rock history.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESSE YOU AND YOUR PARENTS ALL THE GOOD VIBES THAT YOUR DRUMMING GIVE ME DURING THIS 44 YEARS IN MY 58 YEARS OF LIFE Since I have heard the sound of your drums, my heart beat with such a part of the Universe. Sincerly yours
Great story, thank you Michael Shrieve for giving me one of the greatest memories of my young teenage years when I went with a group of other kids to see the movie 'Woodstock' at a theatre in Oakland, we ALL became fans of yours that day...after all, you didn't just give a historic performance, you were one of us age-wise and I remember we were all blown away by what you did...
Saw the band at the Fillmore, Michael was my exact age, late show and it changed a lot of our lives, most amazing experience ever- Stay well, Mr. Shrieve, and thank you Carlos and the entire band.
I first saw the Woodstock Soul Sacrifice video in 2015. It was a blisteringly cold morning in January, some 10 degrees below zero. My neighbor had just left for work. I was immediately captivated by the congas and drums, as I'd been playing percussion since high school, some 35 years. I dusted off my bongos, the only instruments of percussion I have left, and played along. I played through three times that morning, before my forearms began to cramp up, and the song remains a part of my percussion stable, which I use on a much more frequent basis to maintain proficiency.
MICHAEL SHRIEVE est le plus grand drummer que le monde a connu jusqu'à ce jour de l'an 2021 Il a été aussi à compter du jour de Woodstock, l'âme du Groupe Santana des seventies Il a été réclamé par les plus grands interprètes au cours des décennies suivantes Les grands ne meurent jamais car leurs œuvres leur survivent M. Shrieve pour l'éternité aura marqué l'histoire mondiale du rock I'm two years older than him, I saw him appear in Woodstock I was 22 I am grateful to him for that
Although other sessions were hailed as technically superior to Woodstock what they lack is the complete symbiotic experience of their first introduction to America as a whole and the tight interaction of the entire band playing as one.
Hey Michael, it's 9/20/21, on vacation from work and watching 60s videos. Started with videos on Monterey Pop Festival '67 and continued with Woodstock '69. Watched both performances of Soul Sacrifice from Woodstock and Tanglewood '70. Man, you nailed/killed/stuck it... not enough adjectives. 👍👌🙌💯 I'm almost sixty years young... had the passion for drums, just not the talent. Bravo, bravo, bravo!!!
Wow. We met on Fourth of July, 1968, South Lake Tahoe. The Flaming Groovies opened the show, then, The Santana Blues Band (who?...man, these guys are smokin...look at those fn BONGOES!) and made The Chambers Brothers, headliners with "Time" that day, look tame. I was 18, and that show is one of my most cherished memories.
Every time I listen to early Santana your amazing drumming comes alive including the Mexican, Black, Puerto Rican and Nicaraguan sound, 😂. God bless Michael Shrieve. Hello from Vancouver Canada
Oh, man... what a honor & pleasure to see you in greate shape and health ! along wiht the others, specially David Brown. And the acceptance of the Santana Band is fuuly deserved !! But the better part is that I can tell you that you are the BEST DRUMMER EVER passed the S.B !! With all my idolatry for the band... Long live and prosper!
Your drum solo made Rock history and was literally the center piece of the Woodstock movie. Congratulations and thank you, your music has been a very important part of my life since I was a youngster.
You give the most entertaining, insightful and meaningful speeches. I wish I could interview you and broadcast what a wise, talented and industrious person you are!
Way, way, back in the day, after I had turned on circa July '69, I started to buy LPs. Now, we had a crappy little record player with an oval full range speaker that was only marginally better than tin cans and a string. My best bud down the road (no streets; we were in farm country way upstate NY) and his kin had a console stereo that wasn't half-bad (better than those atrocious earbud thingys). I started buying some of the stuff I was hearing on Rochester's FM station. The first five I bought were, in no particular, MC5's "Kick Out the Jams", "Chicago Transit Authority", "Santana", Quicksilver's "Just For Love", and the Doors' "Waiting For the Sun". It was Terry Kath's and Carlos Santana's guitar work that inspired my friend to pay his way through college playing jazz guitar. Me, after I listened to Mike Shrieve, Ginger Baker, and a handful of others, hung up my 2Bs until around age 35, when I bought a Ludwig kit and started playing in a (go figure) three piece punk band.
Like everyone else I loved his drumming on “Soul Sacrifice” Woodstock. I remember hearing the radio commercials to buy tickets for Woodstock. Living in New Jersey we had a cross country road trip planned for months. Thought about delaying the start to go to concert but then decided not to. I might of takin the “Brown Acld”. I was always curious about the drug.
Bien merecido este homenaje a los integrantes originales de Carlos Santana que pena que por desavenencias no esté presente Chepito Arias el es también u n buen percusionista los quiero mucho porque marcaron en mi vida muchas vivencias que no olvidaré.
you my freind are part of history- i am from caribbean island of trinidad and am still hooked at 74 - keep strong saw carlos at last in 2010 and 2015 at bethel woods where the first woodstock was held- that will never go away- peace
I was not much younger than you when i saw you in the "Woodstock" movie, on the other side of the planet. You have been a Legend for me and my childhood friends. Your playing comes from the heart, as it supossed to, and it shows !
Hey Mr. Shrieve -- how did you learn to play your rolls so clean, strong and precise going back at least as far as Woodstock? Did you study and practice the rudiments a lot? Were you ever in a drum and bugle corp? You are a truly amazing player.
Thanks for your compliments! I had the BEST teachers. Anthony Cirone, Pete Magadini, Mike DeLuca. Where I took lessons with Mike was at Hart Music, Mickey Hart’s father’s music store, in San Carlos, CA. Mickey worked behind the counter and he would show me heavy rudimental stuff, which loved! So I would go from the counter with Mickey and the rudiments, into Mike DeLuca’s room where we would work on serious funk material, starting with James Brown. Michael Carvin and Peter Magadini both trusted my desire and my skills, and kind of brought me into the Inner Sanctum. And my earliest teacher, Peter Bernstein, really gave me the most important basics, working out of the Buddy Rich book. Each drum teacher came into my life at the perfect time. What I’ve learned in retrospect is…when you hear the call, listen! And then, most importantly, say YES!
You may have had the best teachers Michael, but you still have to put in the work and you did and it shows. You were meant to drum. You are my favorite drummer...well, you and Ringo are a tie for me. Respect.
You've always been an inspiration to me as a drummer in the UK. Was literally watching your Woodstock performance when this video popped up. A well deserved honour sir...
I love what you say about music having the power to take us into a different realm on your website Michael. Like others here I first heard you during the Woodstock performance, also on a great lp you did with Schon and Hagar, utter brilliance, especially ‘Giza’. Best wishes to you from London!
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I discovered Santana around 1975 when I was 14, and have never stopped. I went to the local cinema in Kent , UK to see the film Woodstock. None of my pals were interested ... they were more into glam rock. At the end of Soul Sacrifice the place erupted... local Hells Angels, Mods Hippies and Rockers all stood cheered and cheered. Amazing. Shrieve is off the scale as s drummer and seeing this speech a budding comedian. Rolie has been an abs inspiration to me ( still playing his organ chops 46 years later) , Carlos remains a role model for how to be a great musician and a decent human being
Mr Shrieve, what you did in Woodstock was just unbelievable! Utter respect sir, you are a LEGEND ! 🙏
Boy you got that right. These guys were so amazing.
j adore michael
What Michael did with Santana at Woodstock is nothing compared to what he did with Santana after
For sure! what a fantastic drummer
you are Michael Shrieve.. an out of the world performance at Woodstock..
a Legend.
@@Bass-ne6dl That's true. The Lotus years were amazing.
Michael Shrieve at Woodstock, still the BEST live drum solo in rock history.
You couldn't be MORE WRONG! This one is! ruclips.net/video/UKcI2mcsueM/видео.html
@@Hippiekinkster Exactly! Good call!
Oh hell to the yes it is!
No doubt !
100%
The second youngest performer at Woodstock. An American rock legend.
was Melanie the youngest?
@@mustangmikep51 Henry Gross of Sha Na Na
Damn; that was a great speech!
My Santana story: Early in "69 I flew out to SF from NY and stayed at Eddie Mahoney's place in Berkeley. He'd just moved there from NY. One day we hitched a ride into San Francisco to see the Steve Miller Band at the Avalon Ballroom. Before we go in, we run into Elvin Bishop walking down the street. He says he's gonna be jamming that night with the Linn County band, and brings us in with him. We hang backstage with Miller & Scaggs & all the other band members, and at one point Elvin points to a picture of a band on the wall. He says they're gonna be huge. Five months later I'm sitting in front of the stage at Woodstock, and there they are. Blew the place away. *Michael Shrieve* was intense.
Couple of side notes: Photographer Jim Marshall shot the band from behind, looking out to the crowd, so I'm in a great picture with them. And my friend Eddie eventually changed his last name to "Money".
Great story!!
Man, I love every story I hear about Elvin Bishop!
@@joeherbert7555 He was a lot of fun to hang with! But he had just had his guitar stolen shortly before that day, and he was pretty upset about it. I'd love to run into him again sometime.
@@michaelshrieve5571 I got a million of them! ;-) Later that day after seeing you guys, Pete Townshend tossed me his guitar after smashing it up. Like a fool, I handed it back to some roadie who'd climbed the picket fence in front of the stage. My van was parked right behind the stage, so I should have taken it there! Probably quite a collector's item by now. Those were amazing times, and you were part of something huge. Hope you're still playing these days!
Michael: congratulations on this most deserved honor. I heard your stuff in the Woodstock film, around 1972, and even then I knew that "Soul Sacrifice" was an absolutely titanic performance. Thanks for everything!
best drum solo ever. Period. Amen.
Love watching you at WOODSTOCK, your my Hero!
So impressive, fantastic drummer.,
Shan't forget you at Woodstock..
wow, I always will picture him at Woodstock. What a trip! Killer drummer!
Michael, I saw you in woodstock when I had eighteen, and still looking and listening the concert in woodstock. I am a men 66 years old,. I was born in jalisco México, Santana is my paisano.
"...this is like a street gang, and their weapon is music." Great line, Michael! That iconic drum performance at Woodstock is etched in time! History! Being about the same age, I was very aware of when and what Woodstock was. Interestingly, I produced and voiced a 25th anniversary DVD collection of the Woodstock experience. What a thrill to enjoy your Santana performance, after all these years!
Congrats! You're a champ and a legend! One of our many musical heroes..
I posted this on the San Francisco Sound page. Throwing it up here hoping Michael sees it:
Oh, this is choice! I last saw Michael at the Seattle Pop Festival July of 69. I was "working" there at age 18 and have some great stories to tell from that 3 day weekend. Among them was going backstage (under the stage) and it was wall to wall creme de la creme of the best rock and roll had to offer. I'll never forget seeing Michael jamming with a snare, high hat and bass drum with Chuck Berry and... I'll be damned if I can remember who the other cat was, but it was so over the top cool to be there, a drummer myself, just trippin' through that moment and all it represented to me. And still does after all of these years.
Thanks Michael, thanks to all who made that scene what it was and remains: inimitable.
And kudos to Boyd Grafmyre who had the vision to ultimately become one of the great unsung Northwest rock promoters of that era; and who hired a couple of off-the-street hitch-hiking hippie kids for "security" in what became for them a very close-to nirvana experience much like seeing the Beatles up very, very close in 1966.
Lucky us.
Wow, David! I didn't even remember that! So I played with Chuck Berry! I also remember playing with Albert Collins on "Son-Kone" I believe. Thanks for the memory! Michael
@@michaelshrieve5571 --- Thanks for the pingback, Michael. I tried to post a pic of a Seattle Pop poster that showed the lineup for the 3 days and nights but RUclips wouldn't allow the link. There is a fairly extensive written history of the event up on the web though that is readily accessible to the curious. Shee-it! What a monster fest it was!
A life long love of music began in 1970 when my uncle gave me his copy of Santana #1 (after Abraxas was released). I went on to learn keyboards (Hammond) and played in several rock bands.
Felicidades por este primer video...Saludos...! from Tijuana, Mexico.
Michael✌️❤️. Soul sacrifice at Woodstock was outa sight man👍
Just watched your Soul Survivor performance once again and my scalp still prickles and my heart begins to race. What a stunning career you've carved. Keep on keeping on Michael Shrieve!
I thought Santana was a one trick poney but I was wrong. Over time, he kept it at a high level with creating hits all along the way one way or another. He's earned my respect.
Awesome drummer
Very deserving.
Great
In the 1990s I was watching the Woodstock movie seen Mikes drum solo I'm like who is this guy he's good
"Listen, you want to join the band?" ..............Mike Shrieve: "Let me check my schedule."--LOL!
Do you think that during the infamous drum solo at ' Bethel ' Shrieve was clean as a whistle or had taken something to ' calm the nerves ' ? Either way it is Rock history somewhat unequalled to this day ....
Still the best rock n roll drummer that ever lived! Makes that jive that Ginger Baker clumped out sound hopelessly slow, and on the verge of off time. Baker notoriously accused Bonham of not being able to swing a sack of shit,". Baker right- the slime bag who physically attacked a fan who was trying to help him raise his barely acceptable drumming to the level of public acceptance. The best thing about Cream was Clapton. The best thing about Woodstock was Santana- because it was an integrated band with multiple races- culture and creeds all working together with a goal of excellence.
best
Bruce Peek
Michael love you bro, but you have to put the “left coast” politics behind.
"Here I was, a little white boy from the suburbs, now I was living with a militant black, a Nicaraguan, a Puerto Rican and a Mexican."
What a beautiful way of describing humanity. Loved that.
So poetic too.
This guy is a drummer hero.
I’m 72 years old and that’s still the greatest drum solo in history. I replay it all the time because there is just nothing like it !!!
He tore that shit up! I'm 70 and that drum solo still thrills me.
I've watched Soul Sacrifice so many times. It was terrific at Woodstock but the version live at Tanglewood was the best. Mike was just the best on that night. Hard to believe you were only 18 then. He hit the nail on the head when he said they were making great music.
FSM damned right! Slow the video down to 0.50 and listen to his flams. Unbelievable! And WATCH his stick work. I dig Steve Gadd, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dave Weckl, Bernard Purdy, and a host of others, but THIS tops my list of drum solos.
My favorite band (or at least in the top five, after the Beatles
☮ 😎🥁 ) is It's a Beautiful Day, and I have occasionally wondered what a SF psychedelic "supergroup" would sound like with David LaFlamme, Jack Cassidy, John Cippolina & Gary Duncan (Quicksilver), Grace Slick, and Mike Shrieve would sound like (can't decide on keyboards lol).
Way so many times 👍👏
The one at filmore was really good also
This is gold. Thankyou Michael Shrieve. 😊
Rest in Peace Dave Brown
In memory of bassist Dave brown. We love you brother.
Come to think of it ?... BEST DRUM SOLO IN HISTORY! ☝👶🤜🪄🥁
Awesome. Never knew Michael is so funny. Incredible drummer ! Congratulations Michael!
Soul Sacrifice at Woodstock is my absolute favorite video of all time. A big part of the appeal is your performance. Hearing the story of how you came to be there is almost as good as the performance itself.
Michael, I met you at Carlos Rios' parents house when you were in Novo Combo. You were so humble and nice! You made a phone call, and the next thing I know, we are at the Universal Amphitheater celebrating Mickey Thomas' birthday backstage before a Jefferson Starship concert! Next morning we all had breakfast in Hermosa Beach, I will never forget! You are truly a great human being, and have talent beyond what is known in the world of music!
Wow, I don't remember that, but thank you!
@@michaelshrieve5571
Michael, Please post more videos. You are a Godhead on drums!
Legend...what a drummer...what a band!
Drummer hero? Exactly. A talent that just come from the divine…Just got a lot of grace. Stardust sprinkled upon him. Beautiful. 👍☮️🙋♀️😇😀
Yes Michael shreve was great
I love Michael Shrieve❤️
hi michael you know my great obsession with soul sacrifice i swear i can't stop listening to it i've listened to it this month about 30 times you're legendary just today i bought santana's album their first album which contains songs they played in woodstook and i'm going to take care of me until I die thanks for being so good in the drums I would like to meet you but it is impossible for me you are great greetings
Lo mismo me pasa a mi
Michael Shrieve ,we love you since our youth since we saw you at woodstock we greet you from france and tunisia you are the best drummer
damn. what a smart smooth humain being. His playing is 100% like his life approach. Great!!!!!
I cannot count how many times I have watched the Santana RUclips videos from Woodstock. You were a true prodigy and I get a feeling of pure joy watching you connect with your instrument and the band. Thank You!!
still somehow he's underrated
Can you tell me who has said Michael Shrieve was underrated?
I've never heard that.
At best, overlooked but clearly the performance at Woodstock has to stand on or around the top live performances for a drummer in Rock history.
After Michael Shrieve left SANTANA . The band had another drummer by the name of "Graham Lear"
who looked exactly like Shrieve .
Mike is a legend Best of the Best Drummer.
Great Speech..
Great Guy / musician..
Thanks Mike
How can he top Woodstock an that Epic Gig..........Luv You Michael.
My Woodstock Hero, Michael Shrieve. 😊
Please post more of anything you do. It's a blessing you're still amongst us. You are a legend.
It would b great 👍
I've been binge watching the Santana band ! I love you your are Soo talented !! All of you are ;
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESSE YOU AND YOUR PARENTS ALL THE GOOD VIBES THAT YOUR DRUMMING GIVE ME DURING THIS 44 YEARS IN MY 58 YEARS OF LIFE
Since I have heard the sound of your drums, my heart beat with such a part of the Universe.
Sincerly yours
Great story, thank you Michael Shrieve for giving me one of the greatest memories of my young teenage years when I went with a group of other kids to see the movie 'Woodstock' at a theatre in Oakland, we ALL became fans of yours that day...after all, you didn't just give a historic performance, you were one of us age-wise and I remember we were all blown away by what you did...
Hey man you should post more videos. Your one of the best drummers
Thank you, I will
Saw the band at the Fillmore, Michael was my exact age, late show and it changed a lot of our lives, most amazing experience ever- Stay well, Mr. Shrieve, and thank you Carlos and the entire band.
Michael merecido reconocimiento... Era el quien los llevaba a la puerta del extasis con su ritmo
I first saw the Woodstock Soul Sacrifice video in 2015. It was a blisteringly cold morning in January, some 10 degrees below zero. My neighbor had just left for work. I was immediately captivated by the congas and drums, as I'd been playing percussion since high school, some 35 years. I dusted off my bongos, the only instruments of percussion I have left, and played along. I played through three times that morning, before my forearms began to cramp up, and the song remains a part of my percussion stable, which I use on a much more frequent basis to maintain proficiency.
This is fantastic, thank you for posting this...much respect to you Michael :)
Awesome dang speech! He is one of my drumming idols.
MICHAEL SHRIEVE
est le plus grand drummer que le monde a connu jusqu'à ce jour de l'an 2021
Il a été aussi à compter du jour de Woodstock, l'âme du Groupe Santana des seventies
Il a été réclamé par les plus grands interprètes au cours des décennies suivantes
Les grands ne meurent jamais car leurs œuvres leur survivent
M. Shrieve pour l'éternité aura marqué l'histoire mondiale du rock
I'm two years older than him, I saw him appear in Woodstock I was 22
I am grateful to him for that
Although other sessions were hailed as technically superior to Woodstock what they lack is the complete symbiotic experience of their first introduction to America as a whole and the tight interaction of the entire band playing as one.
Hey Michael, it's 9/20/21, on vacation from work and watching 60s videos. Started with videos on Monterey Pop Festival '67 and continued with Woodstock '69. Watched both performances of Soul Sacrifice from Woodstock and Tanglewood '70. Man, you nailed/killed/stuck it... not enough adjectives. 👍👌🙌💯 I'm almost sixty years young... had the passion for drums, just not the talent. Bravo, bravo, bravo!!!
Oh my... Mr Shrieve! Big fan here, and your newest subscriber ;)
Thank you so much for all the wonderful music!!!
What a lovely speech !
Wow. We met on Fourth of July, 1968, South Lake Tahoe. The Flaming Groovies opened the show, then, The Santana Blues Band (who?...man, these guys are smokin...look at those fn BONGOES!) and made The Chambers Brothers, headliners with "Time" that day, look tame.
I was 18, and that show is one of my most cherished memories.
What a lot of emotions his performances in Woodstock😍
Every time I listen to early Santana your amazing drumming comes alive including the Mexican, Black, Puerto Rican and Nicaraguan sound, 😂. God bless Michael Shrieve. Hello from Vancouver Canada
Great story! You were a beast during Soul Sacrifice at Woodstock especially with a conventional grip.
Oh, man... what a honor & pleasure to see you in greate shape and health !
along wiht the others, specially David Brown.
And the acceptance of the Santana Band is fuuly deserved !!
But the better part is that I can tell you
that you are the BEST DRUMMER EVER passed the S.B !!
With all my idolatry for the band...
Long live and prosper!
So underated. He was definately one of the BEST drummers of the 70's and still is.
Honored just to be here on this page. Thanks for the inspiration Michael!
Leyenda: con 1 caja, 1 bombo y 2 platillos hacía magia.
Did I just subscribe to the best drummer in the world?
I did subscribe to the best drummer in the world.
I saw you and Santana in Michigan not long after Woodstock.
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Your drum solo made Rock history and was literally the center piece of the Woodstock movie. Congratulations and thank you, your music has been a very important part of my life since I was a youngster.
Lovely man - a survivor.
The great master, mayor influence in drum world
Love his playing...
lol mikes funny, that PC joke was hilarious.
Santana's Woodstock performance; Has there ever been a rock and roll debut greater than this one?
Thank you, Michael, for sharing such a wonderful and interesting story!
You give the most entertaining, insightful and meaningful speeches. I wish I could interview you and broadcast what a wise, talented and industrious person you are!
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@@michaelshrieve5571 AWESOME! Let's do this! :-D
you are the greatest drummer ever..soul sacrifice...unreal
Carlos Santana a legend 😎🙏🏾
Way, way, back in the day, after I had turned on circa July '69, I started to buy LPs. Now, we had a crappy little record player with an oval full range speaker that was only marginally better than tin cans and a string. My best bud down the road (no streets; we were in farm country way upstate NY) and his kin had a console stereo that wasn't half-bad (better than those atrocious earbud thingys).
I started buying some of the stuff I was hearing on Rochester's FM station. The first five I bought were, in no particular, MC5's "Kick Out the Jams", "Chicago Transit Authority", "Santana", Quicksilver's "Just For Love", and the Doors' "Waiting For the Sun". It was Terry Kath's and Carlos Santana's guitar work that inspired my friend to pay his way through college playing jazz guitar. Me, after I listened to Mike Shrieve, Ginger Baker, and a handful of others, hung up my 2Bs until around age 35, when I bought a Ludwig kit and started playing in a (go figure) three piece punk band.
Thank YOU Michael! ✌ ❤ 🎶 🌎 👏
Like everyone else I loved his drumming on “Soul Sacrifice” Woodstock. I remember hearing the radio commercials to buy tickets for Woodstock. Living in New Jersey we had a cross country road trip planned for months. Thought about delaying the start to go to concert but then decided not to. I might of takin the “Brown Acld”. I was always curious about the drug.
Bien merecido este homenaje a los integrantes originales de Carlos Santana que pena que por desavenencias no esté presente Chepito Arias el es también u n buen percusionista los quiero mucho porque marcaron en mi vida muchas vivencias que no olvidaré.
you my freind are part of history- i am from caribbean island of trinidad and am still hooked at 74 - keep strong saw carlos at last in 2010 and 2015 at bethel woods where the first woodstock was held- that will never go away- peace
I was not much younger than you when i saw you in the "Woodstock" movie, on the other side of the planet. You have been a Legend for me and my childhood friends. Your playing comes from the heart, as it supossed to, and it shows !
Hey Mr. Shrieve -- how did you learn to play your rolls so clean, strong and precise going back at least as far as Woodstock? Did you study and practice the rudiments a lot? Were you ever in a drum and bugle corp? You are a truly amazing player.
Thanks for your compliments! I had the BEST teachers. Anthony Cirone, Pete Magadini, Mike DeLuca. Where I took lessons with Mike was at Hart Music, Mickey Hart’s father’s music store, in San Carlos, CA. Mickey worked behind the counter and he would show me heavy rudimental stuff, which loved! So I would go from the counter with Mickey and the rudiments, into Mike DeLuca’s room where we would work on serious funk material, starting with James Brown. Michael Carvin and Peter Magadini both trusted my desire and my skills, and kind of brought me into the Inner Sanctum. And my earliest teacher, Peter Bernstein, really gave me the most important basics, working out of the Buddy Rich book. Each drum teacher came into my life at the perfect time. What I’ve learned in retrospect is…when you hear the call, listen! And then, most importantly, say YES!
You may have had the best teachers Michael, but you still have to put in the work and you did and it shows. You were meant to drum. You are my favorite drummer...well, you and Ringo are a tie for me. Respect.
Happy birthday! 🥁🎂July 6, 2021
I was there and When he went into that Drum Solo, I heard a lot of "Ah man FAR OUT!"
🥁Wow! The legendary drummer Michael Schrieve, 🥁
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@@michaelshrieve5571 lol, getting corrected by the legend himself, what an honor! :)
You've always been an inspiration to me as a drummer in the UK. Was literally watching your Woodstock performance when this video popped up. A well deserved honour sir...
Michael Shrieve! Now HERE is a GREAT drummer, who along with Mitch Mitchell that should be considered among the very greatest.
I love what you say about music having the power to take us into a different realm on your website Michael. Like others here I first heard you during the Woodstock performance, also on a great lp you did with Schon and Hagar, utter brilliance, especially ‘Giza’. Best wishes to you from London!
Supersessions. A great album. Didn’t know he sat in. Great story. I know Bloomfield didn’t show up one day.
Unreal story WOW